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Own Goal Downs Snakebitten Peruvian Soccer Team 27 Aug 2013 | 05:48 am
Peru's Union Comercio could be described as Latin America’s unluckiest soccer team after going through a comedy of errors in their three league matches this month. First there was the blunder committ...
Argentina Bars British Firms Over Falklands Oil Exploration 27 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
While Britain and Spain continue their diplomatic brouhaha over Gibraltar, the government of Argentina took actions last week regarding their sovereignty claim on the Falkland Islands. The Argentine ...
Daily Headlines: August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
* Mexico: Local officials claimed that missing railroad nails and ties led to the deadly derailment yesterday of “La Bestia”, a Mexican freight train that tens of thousands of mostly Central American ...
Missing Mexican Bar Patrons Found in Mass Grave 25 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Mexican authorities positively identified five of the thirteen corpses in a mass grave as belonging to a group of young bar patrons missing since May 26th. According to the Mexican Attorney General’s...
Weekend Headlines: August 24-25, 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
* Latin America: Uruguay held its first legal same-sex marriage on Thursday while a few fans of Brazilian soccer team Corinthians insulted Emerson over a photo of him kissing another man. * Colombia:...
De Musica Ligera: The Return of Juana Molina 23 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
Argentine comedic actress-turned-singer Juana Molina announced her return to the studios with a new album expected to come out in October. Wed 21 will be Molina's first album of new music in five yea...
Daily Headlines: August 22, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
* Venezuela: The Venezuelan government announced plans to install some 30,000 surveillance cameras nationwide in order to combat rampant crime. * U.S.: A new study concluded that Latino children are....
Hackers Attack Argentine President’s Twitter Page 22 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
Visitors to the Twitter page of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner where received with a surprise earlier this week after it was reportedly attacked by hackers. The Argentine governme...
Daily Headlines: August 21, 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
* Mexico: No immediate reports of damage or injuries have been reported as a result of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that shook Mexico City this morning. * Brazil: The value of Brazil’s currency could c...
Ecuador: Protesters March Against Oil Drilling Plans 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Tuesday marks the second day of an agrarian strike in Colombia while thousands of Mexican schools have yet to reopen due to demonstrations by teachers. In Ecuador, meanwhile, protesters marched again...
